News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
Opinion: Big data shows big promise for feeding the world
12.11.18- Big data
- Food Security
Digital innovations are set to transform a global food system in crisis. These innovations, howe…
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Where are the public education campaigns about climate change?
09.11.18- Climate
- Environment
When the HIV/AIDS epidemic became recognized as a serious threat to public health, there were…
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New review finds fundamental gaps and new opportunities for world’s agricultural monitoring systems
05.11.18- Climate
- Food Security
The world’s agricultural monitoring systems provide up-to-date information on food production to d…
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Why cows are getting a bad rap in lab-grown meat debate
01.11.18- Climate
- Environment
A small-scale production line of the leghemoglobin for a plant-based hamburger is displayed during a…
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It's Time for a Change in the Breeding Mindset
30.10.18- Food Security
- Nutrition
"Today the challenge has changed: We need to address an ever growing population, under a…
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Small-scale fisheries guidelines represent voyage of struggle, empathy and support
29.10.18The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries were the first sector-specif…
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Upcoming events
Now until 16 Dec. 2018
- 19.11.18 > 21.11.18
WorldFish Board Meeting
Read morePenang, Malaysia - 21.11.18 > 23.11.18
The FAO Agricultural Innovation Symposium for Family Farmers: Unlocking the Potential of Agricultural Innovation to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Read more - 26.11.18
Joint ICRAF and CIFOR Board Meeting
Read moreBonn, Germany - 26.11.18 > 30.11.18
IITA Board Meeting
Read moreIbadan, Nigeria - 26.11.18
Seminar and discussion | Scaling up climate-smart agriculture: challenges and opportunities
Read moreUniversity of Leeds, UK - 28.11.18 > 30.11.18
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Board Meeting
Read moreCali, Colombia - 28.11.18 > 30.11.18
Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition
Read moreBangkok, Thailand - 02.12.18 > 06.12.18
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Board Meeting
Read moreWashington DC., USA - 03.12.18 > 14.12.18
UNFCCC COP 24
Read moreKatowice, Poland - 10.12.18
The Future Direction of US and EU Agricultural Policy
Read moreWashington, DC, USA - 13.12.18
CGIAR System Management Board Meeting 11 (Virtual) 1-6pm CET
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News from the Centers and Programs
How agricultural research can navigate the perfect storm
15.11.18- Environment
- Food Security
We are the authors of unintended consequences Too often, meeting one need harms our ability…
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A new project promises to generate better dietary and health data for agriculture and nutrition interventions in Africa
15.11.18- Health
- Nutrition
Despite significant efforts to address it, malnutrition remains a major impediment to development ar…
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A move away from ‘grain fundamentalism’ to higher quality milk, meat and egg calories to fight malnutrition
15.11.18- Health
- Nutrition
Derek Headey, a senior research fellow at the CGIAR’s International Food Policy Research Institute…
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TheConversation: Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law
15.11.18- Environment
- Food Security
A new study has found that outdated, colonial-era water permit systems across Africa are unintenti…
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ReSAKSS Data Challenge winners illuminate Africa's pressing problems
13.11.18- Food Security
The ReSAKSS Data Challenge invites competitors to use data and other resources on the ReSAKSS we…
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High pesticide use among smallholders in Africa south of the Sahara poses risks for health, environment
13.11.18- Environment
- Health
Africa south of the Sahara is urbanizing rapidly and its real GDP is growing robustly,…
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